TOURISM: Clouds over Puerto Rico

Only a couple of years ago, Puerto Ricans
could afford a sunny air of self-satisfaction. Businesses lured by tax
benefits and tourists attracted year round by the cool sea and warm
weather caused the island's economy to flower brightly. Now Puerto Rico
is clouded by recession. Once-thriving garment and shoe industries are
suffering from foreign competition, agricultural employment has plunged
(soaring costs and shrinking markets soured the sugar industry), and
the jobless rate has risen to 13%. Migration to the U.S. mainland,
which declined during the boom years, is swelling again. The...